Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Not for Sale

    Not for Sale

    My wrist is getting better, and I am savoring (More like salivating over) the prospect doing artwork again.  Yes, in a little more than a week, my cast will be off. A little physical therapy, and I’ll be good to go. After that announcement, I want to know…are you tired of blogs (including mine), trying…

  • I, Me, Mine

    I, Me, Mine

    The portrait above is me, a few years back.  I’m not really into doing self portraits.  Why would I want to do that, when there are so many more interesting and beautiful subjects to be drawn?

  • Starting All Over, Again, Again

    Starting All Over, Again, Again

    Can You Draw a Bicycle? I thought this article was pretty amusing.  Of course, drawing from imagination is a challenge.  Most of my life I’ve used photos or life as reference, but now I start out on a new quest (self-indulgence is great).  I’m drawing from imagination.  Pertinent to this is drawing a bicycle from…

  • And What I Mean by That is..

    And What I Mean by That is..

    Which gave me an idea of how to handle the branch, which gave me an idea of how to handle the middle ground, and so forth, so on, and blah, blah, blah, etc.

  • That’s Why I Don’t Paint People

    Bob Ross was reputed to refuse to paint pictures of people.  For whatever reason…I don’t know. I’ve looked back at my drawing and realized I do draw pictures of people but mostly their backs.  ?  What?  Why would I do such a thing.  I read somewhere a long time ago, that in corporate art, it’s…